National Bike Challenge Reaches 10 Million Miles

Denver, CO – August 9, 2012 – With her polka-dot pinwheel spinning in the wind, Amy Schiebel propelled the National Bike Challenge past 10 million miles this morning. Riding three miles to work on her Electra cruiser, the Denver resident logged the trip that pushed the national initiative past its goal — three weeks before … Read more

Should Cyclists Olympic Lift?

I say no. There is an extremely large movement skill factor required to perform the lifts correct, and as Jim Rutberg from Carmichael Training Systems told me “there’s a reason a lot of us went into endurance sports: we just aren’t that coordinated!”These lifts are pretty dangerous every for experienced lifters, let alone a population … Read more

Are You Ready To Ride New Trails?

If you ride a mountain bike, you really should consider even a small donation to IMBA. They’re fighting to keep our trails open, maintaining current trails, and building new ones. All for us. If you can give, please do. – Brian   IMBA is dedicated to building dream rides in your area. You can help. … Read more

Delta 7 – Carbon IsoTruss Frames From Utah

We’re going to wrap up our week of Utah companies (we really could do a month of them if we had the time) with the Arantix MTB and Ascend road bikes from Delta 7. They’re located just down the road from the IndustryOutsider headquarters, in a little town called Payson, Utah. Delta 7 Sports is … Read more

The Mid-Week Fixed Gear Fix

We’ve got two fixed gear articles today, so be sure to scroll all the way down. – Brian Americans Riders Sponsored by Albabici and Sci’Con Take Home the Gold at Fixed Fest 2012 in Indonesia OXNARD, Calif. -Los Angeles-based fixed-gear racers Sean Martin and Kelli Samuelson, racing for Team CBNC and supported by Albabici and … Read more